Sometimes Photoshop is kind of used as a bad word, but I find it to be a fabulous conceptual tool… to me photography can be a beautiful way to capture a moment authentically, however, expressing an idea should never be limited to only capturing authentic moments. I love bringing whimsy into my images, and I don’t care if that whimsy comes from real-world objects, or visual surprises created after the fact.

Elements of both styles are conveyed in this test shoot with Demi from last week, I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoyed making them!

Most of these were lighted using an Elinchrom Beauty Dish as the main light – which carves Demi’s face so, so beautifully.